Silver chest



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J. J. CYGAN SILVER CHEST Filed April '7 1925 Jan. 5 1926,

Patented Jan. 5, 1926 JOSEPH J. CYGAN, OF'THOMPSONVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

sILvER CHEST;

Application filed April 7, 1925. serial No. 21,302.

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Be it knownfthat I, JosnrH J. CYGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thompsonville, in the vcounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Silver Chests, of which the followingis a speciication. t n

This invention relates to improvements in silver chests which comprises an inclosing casing, a plurality of drawers that may be readily withdrawn from. the `inclosing casing with a singleoperation land may be returned toy the Vcasing 'by a single operation. Y

The invention broadly comprises an inclosing casing having an upper part which is formed with a fixed compartment that is closed by a cover or lid which yis hinged to the casing and below the upper compartment are located a plurality of drawers that are arranged one above `the other and so `constructed that when the lowermost one isA withdrawn it operates to pull out the one immediately above and this inu turn withdraws the one above that. Each ofthe drawers have a rod attached thereto at their opposite ends and located on these rods are supporting clips or ear pieces which are formed with openings to receive the rod, wlcilereby the drawers are supported by the 1'() S.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing the inclosing casing with the several drawers therein, and the upper lid closed.

Fig. 2 1s a partial transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 showing two of the rods with the supporting clips and the inclined arrangement of the ends of the drawers, and y Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the three drawers extended and the lid of the upper compartment raised.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

1 designates the inclosing casing as a whole, having the end. pieces 2 and 3, the bottomy piece 4 the lid 5 and the back portion 6. The front part of the casing is left open to receive the drawers 7, S, and 9; the upper front portion of the casing` being closed as indicated at 10. Secured in the front and back pieces' l() and 1l are the rods 12 which are ,located between the bottom of the:` upper compartment 13 and the end portiers and 3 as Shawn in. .Figsl 'The drawer l and 2. It should be observed that the end. walls 14 of the upper compartment 1? are inclined shown clearly in Fig. 1. The end walls 15, 16, and 17 of the drawers 7, and S) are also inclined and rods 18, and 19 are secured to the drawers 8 and 9 as shown. Attached to the opposite ends of the drawers 7, 8, and 9 are the inverted U-shaped ear pieces 20, 21, and 22 by means of the screws indicated at 23. These ear pieces are formed with an opening at their upper ends to receive the rods 12, 18, and 19. These ear pieces it will be noticed are located in the inner ends "f of the drawers, that is to say, adjacent the pieces 21, 25, and 26.

It will be observed that when the three drawers are pulled outward into the posi- Vtion shown in Fig. 3, that the contents of thersame may be observed at the same time, and the different articles that are to be placed in the different drawers may be readily placed therein.

The operation maybe described as follows: Assume that the three drawers are pushed into the casing 1,` in 'their closed position. The operator, by means of the knob 27, pulls outward on the lowermost drawer 7. The ear piece 2O will slide on the rod 19 of the drawer directly above until it strikes the front piece 28 causing this drawer to move outward into the position shown. Then it reaches this outermost position the ear 21 will slide on the rod 18, until it engages the part 30 which will cause the ear 22 to slide on the rod 12 into` outward position shown. The front part 10 of the casing will then operate as a stop for all of the drawers. In closing the drawers, the reverse operation takes place.

P' is pushedinward until the part 20, which slides on the rods 19, engages the part 25 causing the drawer S to move inward by sliding on the rod 18 when the ear 21 will engage the part 2G causing the drawer 9 to slide inward on the rods It will therefore be seen that VI have provided silver chests in which the drawers may be readily opened and closed. The lid 5 is closed by means of the latch 3l. 1t will. be observed that the ends of the draw ers 8, and 9 are inclined to provide spacthat I claim is:

l. An inclosing casing having its vfront wall formed with an opening in the lower portion of the same, rods attached to the upper parts of the casing for slidably supporting a drawer next below the rods', said drawer having rods attached to its opposite ends for slidably supporting a' drawer immediately below, and `this immediately located drawer also having rods attached to its opposite ends for slidably supporting the lowermost drawer of the casing, ear pieces on each of the drawers for sliding on the said rods and engaging the drawer above, the construction-and arrangement being such that when the lowermost drawer is pulled outward itoperates to withdraw all oiE the drawers above.

2. An inclosing casing havingjits :lront wall 'formed with an opening, a fixed vcompartment inthe upper-,end of the casing, the ends of the compartment beinginclined to provide a space between the ends of the casing and the fixed compartment, rods secured at the ends of the fixedY compartment infsaid space, a drawer, ears attached to the drawer and` slidably mounted on the rods for supportingra drawer in the opening, said drawer having its oppositeends inclined, rods attached tothe front and rear pieces ot' the drawer, ears mounted thereon and attachedto a drawer immediately below the first mentioned drawer whereby when. the drawers are pushed inward or outwar-il the ears will slide on the rodsand serve to move the drawer immediately above and either into or out of the casing.

3. In a cabinet for the purpose described, a plurality of slidable drawers attached thereto, the ends of each of the drawers being inclined, rods located in the space between the lower ends of the inclined end pieces of the drawers and the vertical end walls of the cabinet, rods attached to thc front and rear walls of each of the drawers, ea'rs attached to the ends of the drawers and slidable on the rods which will engage' the front and rear walls ot the drawers, whereby when the drawers are moved inward or outward of the cabinet they willi slide on the rods until they engage said walls to move the drawers either inward or outward, as described.

4. A cabinet structure for the purpose dcscribed having` en'd and re'a'r walls, tlrclifront wall being formedV v'fitli an opening for receiving a plurality ot movable drawe'rs,a Afixed compartment in the upper endfot the cabinet, a cover or lid for this compartiiient,l

the opposite en'dsI of the ixe'd coml'iartment and the movable drawers being inclined,

drawer supporting rods located at the ends ot the fixed compartment andfon tlie'm'ofv# able drawers, andl near the bottoms of' the same` ear pieces attached to the drawers and slida'ble on the rods, whereby kwhen the lowermost movable drawer is operated the other movable drawers are operated one froin-` the other.

JOSEPH J. CYGAN. 

